What I found today - Change of Mindset

Recently, I have had difficulty in following the class materials and assingments in the limited time slots.

I found today that the key to overcome the situation lies in my mind. Until today, I have felt I have been given class materials and assingments. But as long as I fees so, I will not be able to enrich my learning and life.

I found that what I can learn meaningfully depends on how many interesting points I can find in the materials. Being aware too much of my garades and efficiency makes me stressful.

Of courese, the solution is not so simple. But anyway, I will try to change my mindset from my daily actions.

My straggle in the writing class

The following e-mail shows how I have struggled in my writing class.

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Dear ( ),

Thank you for the e-mail.

Thanks to your e-mail, I realized the essence of the writing.
The writing is not summarizing but pushing forward my message.
I feel the message from the sample you attached to your e-mail.

Recently I have been straggling about how I can do well in my writing.
Even though I spent more than 15 hours in my writing, the quality of my writing did not go up.
Today, I found that the key is the message. I think this is what you called rhetorical bone Even though my realization is not perfect so far, I am quite happy to find the part of the essence.

By the way, I would like to share my consideration with you and have your advice in your class of the next mini.

As you know, students in writing classes were classified according to our levels of English. But now, they are not. Especially for international students whose native or common language is not English, it is quite hard to participate in your writing class actively. While the native students actively participate in your class, I cannot follow what they say especially in informal conversation styles, which makes me more difficult to dive in the stream of the conversations in the class.

I understand that as long as I enter the US culture, it is my responsibility to strengthen my English ability. And I have to have the courage to break my wall of hesitation and dive into the conversation. But I strongly feel behind in your class.

Of course, I have strong passion to dive into and make our writing class better. But I can not overcome my hesitation to actively join in the culture of the class.

I talked with some international students in your class and they feel more or less in the same way.

If possible, I would like to talk with you how to deal with this situation. Talking with you drinking alcohol is also ok.

Sorry for the insufficient expression in this e-mail, but I strongly hope that I will be able to proactively contribute to your class in your class.

Sincerely yours,

K